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Description
Secondary plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride; in polyester resins to increase strength of
fiberglass; varnish formulations to improve water and alkali resistance; as an insulator fluid for
electric condensers and as an additive in very high pressure lubricants. In fluorescent and highintensity
discharge ballasts manufactured prior to 1979 (U.S. EPA, 1998).
Also used in wire or cable coatings; impregnants in cotton and asbestos braided insulation;
coating on glass air filter pads, metal mesh to filter air and gas streams (Monsanto, 1960).
At a concentration of 5 to 25 wt %, increased the effective kill-life of the lindane spray up to 10
times. May have been used in chlordane and BHC insecticide formulations and in melt coatings
for paper and cloth. In various nitrocellulose lacquers to impart weather resistance, luster,
adhesion, and decreased burning rate. These lacquers may also contain dibutyl phthalate and/or
tricresyl phosphate. A typical paper lacquer may contain acetone, isobutyl acetate, ethanol, toluene
and up to 20 wt % PCB-1260 (Monsanto, 1960).
